Means for securing a packing slip to a package



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MEANS FOR SECURING A PACKING SLIP TO A PACKAGE Filed Oct. 15, 1965ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,370,365 MEANS FOR SECURING A PACKINGSLIP TO A PACKAGE Jack Thomas Vosbikian, 127 Adrienne St., iBlackwood,NJ. 08012 Filed Oct. 15, 1965, Ser. No. 496,382 1 Claim. (Cl. -10)ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The invention relates to a label for securingan invoice to a package and consists of a novel construction andarrangement and consists of a top strip having adhesive on its bottomface and a protective strip secured by the adhesive to the bottom of thetop strip and having a removable blank portion when the bottom strip ispeeled olf of the top strip. The blank portion remains on the top stripso that when an invoice is placed on a package, the blank portion coversthe invoice and the adhesive surrounding the blank portion when the topstrip is placed against the package, secures the invoice in place. Thetop strip may have a perforated line defining the contour of the blankportion, enabling the removal of that portion of the top strip togetherwith the blank portion adhering to it, to permit the removal of theinvoice from the package.

It is now conventional in the application of packing slips to a shipmentof packages or cartons to place the packing slip in 'an envelope and tosecure the envelope to a package or carton by strips of gummed tape.

The object of this invention is to devise novel means for securing thepacking slip directly to the packages or cartons, comprising an outerstrip having adhesive material on the inner face of the strip atmarginal portions of the outer strip, the space between the adhesivematerial being adapted to receive the packing slip and a stripable innerstrip, normally secured to the outer strip by the adhesive material, andon removal of the inner strip to the packing slip is placed on the blankportion of the outer strip, and the outer strip and packing slip arethen in position to be placed on the package with the packing slip'concealed beneath the outer strip.

One or both of the two strips may be transparent.

A further object of the invention is to provide the removable strip witha cut-out being adapted to be secured to the inner face of the outerstrip when the inner strip is removed, or the cut-out may not be usedand the packing slip is placed in the space between the adhesivematerial.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as will hereinafter moreclearly appear, my invention comprehends novel means for securing apacking slip to a package or carton.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawings preferred embodiments of it which I have found inpractice to give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, tobe understood that the various instrumentalities of which the inventionconsists can be variously arranged and organized, and the invention isnot limited to the exact arrangement and organization of theseinstrumentalities as herein set forth.

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a package with my novel means forapplying a packing slip to a package applied thereto.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the separablestrip is removed.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view showing the top adhesive strip beingapplied to a package with the packing slip in place.

3,370,365 Patented Feb. 27, 1968 FIGURE 4 is a top plan view.

FIGURE 5 is a bottom plan view with the separable strip being partlypeeled back to expose the adhesive layer.

FIGURE 6 is a side elevation.

FIGURE 7 is a modified form in which both layers are shown astransparent.

FIGURE 8 is a bottom plan view of a modified form of the adhesive layerin which the adhesive is only spotted in a desired area.

FIGURE 9 is a bottom plan view of another modified form with theseparable strip partly removed and in which the center cut-out iseliminated and the adhesive placed only in the desired area.

FIGURE 10 is a top plan view of a modified form having a viewing window.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings:

The means for securing a packing slip to a package comprises two stripsof any desired contour, preferably but not necessarily in rectangularform and consisting of an outer or top strip 1 and an inner or bottomremovable strip 2, the outer strip at the marginal portions of its innerface being provided with adhesive material 3, which may be of continuousband formation or of staggered formation.

The bottom strip 2 is die-cut at 4 to provide a separable centralportion 5 which may be secured to the inner face of the top strip 'byadhesive so that a smooth space is provided between opposite sidemarginal portions of the adhesive for the reception of a packing slip 6.The top strip 1 may be provided with perforations 7 so that when appliedto a package the packing slip may be removed from the strip.

A corner of the bottom of the top strip is preferably left free ofadhesive as at 8 to provide a starting area.

Both top and bottom strips may be of transparent material if desired, asshown in FIGURE 7.

In FIGURE 8' the adhesive is shown spotted in a desired area as at 9,leaving sufiicient blank space for the placing of the packing slip.

In the modification shown in FIGURE 9 the die-cut is eliminated and theadhesive only is used as at 10.

FIGURE 10 is provided with a viewing window 11 on the top strip.

For securing the packing slip to a package, the bottom strip is peeledoff, the packing slip placed between the marginal portions of theadhesive material and the top strip is pressed against the package, thussealing the packing slip between the package and the top strip. If theentire surface of the bottom of the top strip is provided with adhesive,then when the bottom strip is peeled off the central portion or die-cutis gummed to the top strip, thus providing a smooth surface forreceiving a packing slip.

It will be understood that instead of a packing slip, it may be aninvoice, descriptive matter, or matter having relationship with thepackage or shipment. The portion of the bottom strip surrounding theblank portion, is defined in the claim as a border strip.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. Means for securing a packing slip to a package comprising a top striphaving its face devoid of openings and having its entire bottom facecoated with adhesive, a blank portion having its top face permanentlysecured to the bottom of the top strip by said adhesive, the bottom ofthe blank portion being devoid of adhesive and a border stripsurrounding the blank portion, with its top face being secured to thebottom of the top strip by said adhesive whereby, when the border stripis peeled off, and

an invoice place on the package, with the blank portion 2,671,678 3/1954Walsh 40- -2 covering the invoice, the top strip is secured to the pack-3,159,930 12/ 1964 Allen et al "#1-; 40 2 age the said adhesive on thebottom of the top strip. 223,432 1/1880 Broqks 283--6 3,315,386 4/1967Kest et al. 402

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,004,055 9/1911 Martin et a1.40-306 1,686,354 10/1928 Wallace 40-310 5 EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, PrimaryExaminer.

W. J. CONTRERAS,Exa1mirier.,

